HMS Middleton

While the ship is alongside trialling all systems following dry dock, our team of Clearance Divers took the opportunity to hit the tank. 🤿

Diving is always a hazardous task, so ensuring that our divers are able to regularly train their skills and drills is crucial - even when a ship is in maintenance.

The team will be diving much more in the near future, as our journey back to operations ramps up. 💪

It’s an early start down here in Falmouth as the final preparations are made to ‘flood-up’ and leave dry dock.

Lots of great work has gone in to refreshing the ship - ensuring that we’ll be back on operations throughout the next few years.

🤝Commanding Officer Handover🤝

Today, Cdr Rob Garner handed over command of HMS Middleton to Lt Cdr Glyn Duffell.

We thank Cdr Garner for an excellent two years in command of the crew, which included operations around the UK and East of Suez. Fair winds and best of luck for the future, Rob! 🫡

The ship continues to conduct planned maintenance and re-certification, prior to returning to operations later this year.

Jobs on! Lots of activity around the clock during the Ship’s second week in dry dock. Great to see the progress being made.

#Seapower

Before arriving in Falmouth, the Ship operated for 8 days round British waters. We covered 1200nm, exercising our primary Mine Warfare role (with our divers) and our secondary roles (as an Offshore Patrol Vessel). This is the kind of versatility that warships provide.

#Seapower